VTIPVanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Tracks the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index.
By Vanguard · Launched 2012
Annual Cost
0.03%
#41 of 6,040 · low cost
Fund Size
$73.2B
#46 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+1.4%
Track Record
13 years
#1,030 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,136+1.4%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
North americaStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
Bloomberg US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Holdings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 50.3% of fundmoderately concentrated
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
5.5%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
5.5%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
5.3%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
5.1%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
5.1%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
4.9%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
4.8%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
4.8%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
4.8%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
4.7%
Asset allocation
Bonds
94.1%
Cash
5.9%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
1.6%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-6.3%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.41Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.60Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Avg maturity
9.7 years
Credit ratings
US Government
94.1%
AA
100.0%
Other
0.0%
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index.
- Strategy
- Employs an indexing investment approach to replicate the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index, investing at least 80% of net assets in inflation-indexed securities. The Fund holds securities in approximately the same proportion as their weighting in the Target Index, maintaining a dollar-weighted average maturity of 2.4 years.
- Inception date
- October 12, 2012
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-09-18